Numismatic receptacle



1967 c a... WERR ETAL NUMISMATIC RECEPTACLE Filed Dec. 3, 1965 FIG. 1

P01. YE THYL ENE H54 TED Pal. L 5Q INVENTORS' ca /4245s L. WE/e FEED v,smo /wheeze United States Patent 3,302,773 NUMHSMATIC REUEPTACLE CharlesL. Weir, 9 Belmar, and Fred N. Shoemaker, 13 Valley Drive, both ofLittle Rock, Ark. 72204 Filed Dec. 3, 1965, Ser. No. 511,415 3 Claims.(Cl. 206-.33)

This invention relates to the general field of numismatics and, morespecifically, the present invention pertains to a coin-receivingreceptacle or holder and a process for constructing the same.

Broadly speaking, it may be said that one of the primary objects of thisinvention is to provide a numismatic receptacle and a process forconstructing the same, the receptacle being especially designed toreceive one or more coins therein in such a manner as to protect thesame against frictional contact and the influence of the ambientatmosphere, and to individually display coins whose intrinsic value isusually considerably more than their face value.

Numismatists are commonly given to the collection of proof coins orproof-sets of coins, such coins being originally minted and comprisinguncirculated coins. As such, the same are given a special high polishwhich enhances their value. The polish as well as the obverse andreverse surfaces of the coins must be maintained without damage in orderto preserve their high value, and consequently, such coins must beprotected in such manner that they will not become scratched, scarred,marred, frictionally worn or otherwise damaged in order to preservethese coins as collectors items. Additionally, in order to preserve acoin as a collectors item, the same must not only be protected fromphysical damage from whatever cause, but the same must be protected fromblemishes which result from chemical reactions of the coins with oxygenand other components of the ambient atmosphere. Again, collectors coinsshould, in order to maintain their high value, be protected againstchemical reaction with the receptacle or holder in which same may beplaced. Still further, it is desirable that receptacles for such coinsbe so constructed as to afford the viewer a clear and substantiallyunobstructed view of the obverse and reverse sides thereof without thenecessity of removing the coin from its associated holder.

It is, thus, a further object of this invention to provide a numismaticreceptacle which will prevent the abovereferred to physical and chemicaldamage to a coin disposed therein while simultaneously affording theviewer a complete and unobstructed view of the opposed sides of thecoin.

Another object of the instant invention is to provide a coin holder ofthe type generally described supra, the coin holder together with itscoin requiring but a minimum of storage space while at the same timepermitting the collector quick and easy means for sorting selected itemsfor display purposes.

This invention contemplates, as a still further object thereof, theprovision of a numismatic receptacle and a process for making the same,the receptacle being noncomplex in construction and assembly,inexpensive to manufacture and which requires but little maintenance,and which is durable in use.

Other and further objects and advantages of the instant invention willbecome more evident from a consideration of the following specificationwhen read in conjunction with the annexed drawing, in which:

3,302,773 Patented Feb. 7, I967 FIGURE 1 is a perspective Viewillustrating one step in the process of manufacturing a new numismaticreceptacle according to this invention;

FIGURE 2 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a pair of sidewalls of the receptacle prior to their connection, one with the other;

FIGURE 3 illustrates a further step in the manufacture of the receptaclewherein the side walls are shown superimposed upon one another andassembled to receive heat and pressure from any conventional heatedpress;

FIGURE 4 illustrates the receptacle in assembled form and prepared toreceive a coin therein;

FIGURE 5 is an exploded perspective view showing the cylindricalpush-outs as being displaced from the remotely disposed sides of theside walls of the receptacle;

FIGURE 6 is a perspective view showing the mode of insertion of coininto the receptacle; and

FIGURE 7 shows the completed receptacle completely sealed about allperipheral edges thereof and with a coin being disposed therein.

Referring now more specifically to FIGURE 1 of the drawing whichillustrates one step in forming a numismatic receptable constructed inaccordance with the teachings of this invention, reference numeral 10designates an elongated substantially semi-rigid rectangular strip ofmaterial, cardboard for example, from which the base components of theinvention are formed. Shown in FIGURE 1, the strip 10 includes thelaterally spaced and substantially parallel longitudinally extendingside edges 12, 14 and at least one end edge 16 extending transversely ofthe strip 10 perpendicular to the side edges 12, 14. One side of thestrip 10 is formed, as by scoring in the conventional manner, with aplurality of substantially circular score lines 18 which delineate aplurality of substantially cylindrical push-out discoidal elements 20,see FIGURES 1 and 5, to which further reference will be made below. Eachadjacent pair of circular score lines 18 have their center pointsl0ngitudinally spaced from one another at equally spaced increments withthe diameter of each score lines 18 being coincident with thelongitudinal axis of the strip 10. The strip 10 is fed by conventionalmeans through apparatus (not shown) mounting a sheet of elongatedsubstantially rectangular transparent polyethylene plastic material 22,the sheet 22 including the longitudinally extending laterally spaced andsubstantially parallel side edges 24, 26 and at least one transverselyextending end edge 27 which is disposed perpendicular to the side edges24, 26. The dimensions of the sheet 22 are identical to the strip 10. Inthe method step shown in FIGURE 1, the strip 10 is fed below a guideroller 28 of apparatus not shown and not forming any part of thisinvention, the strip receiving on its opposite side the polyethylenetransparent sheet 22 which passes behind and under the guide roller 28and is superimposed on the other side of the strip 10 with the end edges16, 27 being disposed in a common plane perpendicular to thelongitudinal axis of the strip 10 and the sheet 22, and thelongitudinally extending side edges 12, 24 and 14, 26, respectively,being disposed in later-ally spaced and parallel common planes which areparallel to the longitudinal axis of the strip 10 and sheet 22, theabove referred to longitudinal axis of the strip 10 and the sheet 22being coplanar. The sheet 22 thus is superimposed on the strip 10 and iscoextensive therewith. The combined strip 10 and sheet 22 next passbelow a pair of heated platinum pressure rollers 3t 32, the rollers 30,32 being supported on a heated shaft in axially spaced relation relativethereto, the opposed ends of the shaft being suitably journalled forrotation on the above-referred to apparatus, all in the conventionalmanner. The spacing between the pair of rollers 30, 32 is such that theyengage and track the longitudinally extending marginal sides of thepolyethylene sheet 22 whereby, under the influence of heat and pressureexerted by the rollers 30, 32, these areas of the sheet 22 become bondedto adjacent areas of the cardboard strip 10, as is indicated at 33, toform the laminated elongated substantially rectangular unit 35.

The unit 35 is next sequentially severed, by conventional means, atequally spaced intervals between each adjacent pair of center points ofthe circular score lines 18 as is indicated by the severance line 36 andthe phantom severance line 38 (see FIGURE 1) to form a plurality ofequal dimensioned elongated substantially rectangular laminated sidewalls each being of identical construction. For convenience, andreferring to FIG- URE 2, the first of the identical side walls isassigned reference numeral 40 and the second one thereof carries thereference numeral 42.

The method of assembly continues by suitably supporting the side wall 40in a normally horizontal position with its bonded sheet 22 ofpolyethylene material facing upwardly (see FIGURE 2), and the side wall42 is inverted relative to the side wall 40 and is superimposed thereonwith its polyethylene sheet 22 disposed in juxtaposition relative to thepolyethylene sheet 22 of the side wall 40, and with the side and endedges of each side wall being coplanar with the side and end edges ofthe other of the side walls.

With the side walls 40, 42 inverted and superimposed on one another asdescribed (see FIGURE 3) the exposed side 44 of the side wall 42 ispassed below a substantially U-shaped heated press 46 having anelongated substantially rectangular bight 48 from the opposed ends ofwhich laterally project, in the same direction a pair of substantiallyrectangular spaced and parallel side arms 50, 52. Conventional means areemployed to move the heated press 46 downwardly in the direction of thearrows shown in FIGURE 3, thereby causing the bight 48 and its connectedside arms 50, 52 to engage against the exposed side 44 of the side wall42 adjacent its longitudinally extending marginal side edge 12 and thetransversely extending end edges 16. Those areas of the superimposedsheets of polyethylene material lying immediately below the bight 48 andarms 50, 52 bond together to seal one of the adjacent sides of the sidewalls 40, 42 and their adjacent opposed ends 16. The press 46 is nowreleased and elevated and the partially sealed envelope constructedthrough this operation and designated by reference numeral 54 in FIGURE4 is moved from thereunder. The U-shaped channel 56 is merely aconsequence of this last pressure operation and has no utilitarianfunction insofar as this invention is concerned.

The envelope 54 is prepared to receive a coin 58 (see FIGURE 6) by firstpressing the discoidal push-outs 20 alternately towards one another todislodge the same.

from within their respective score lines 18 (see FIGURE after which thesame may be removed entirely from the opposed side walls 40, 42 by theapplication of the finger mail of the operator thereunder, and in beingso removed, the discoidal push-outs 20 inherently form the opposedcongruent openings 60 which open at their respective outer ends into theplane of a remotely disposed side 44 of each unit 40, 42, respectively,and the adjacent inner ends of the openings 60 are, of course, closed bythe polyethylene plastic sheets 22 having portions 22A extendingthereacross and being visible through the openings 60. The envelope 54thus far developed is now ready to receive the coin 58.

The coin 58 is inserted between the unsealed sides of lit the side walls40, 42, see FIGURE 6, and is pushed therein towards their respectiveopenings 60 to seat therein and in so seating to partially push theportions 22A into their immediately adjacent openings 60 in such amanner as to cause the portions 22A to flatten across the obverse andreverse sides of the coin 58.

It is to be understood, of course, that the thickness of the strip 10 isless than one-half the thickness of the coin 58 received by the envelope54, and that the diameter of each opening 60 is slightly greater thanthe diameter of coin 58 in order to snugly receive the coin 58 thereinas the portions 22A are extended across the obverse and reverse sides ofthe coin 53 to clearly display the same.

With the coin 58 properly inserted as described supra, the envelope 54is sealed as at 62 by applying heat on the sides 44 of each unit 40, 42at the marginal sides thereof immediately adjacent the longitudinaledges 14, 14, respectively, causing the polyethylene sheets 22 andadjacent portions of the cardboard strip 10 in these areas to bond toform the numismatic receptacle 64 of FIG- URE 7.

Having described and illustrated one embodiment of this invention indetail, it will be understood that the same is offered merely by way ofexample, and that this invention is to be limited only by the scope ofthe appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A laminated numismatic display device or receptacle comprising a pairof side walls each having a continuous periphery, each of said sidewalls including a strip of semi-rigid material having a sheet offlexible transparent material bonded to a side thereof, each of saidstrips having a centrally located opening formed therein and extendingtransversely therethrough to receive a coin to be displayed, said sidewalls being superimposed on one another with said sheets juxtaposedrelative to one another and interposed between said strips in face toface relationship, said sheets having freely separable confrontingfaces, means bonding said strips and sheets to one another from a firstgiven point to a second given point adjacent the peripheral marginaledges of said side walls and leaving an unbonded portion between saidpoints, said sheets each having a central portion thereof closing theadjacent end of said opening formed in their respective associated stripand being distensible therein upon extension across opposite sides ofsaid coin to permit viewing of the obverse and reverse sides of saidcoin therethrough as it enters said central portions after passingbetween the unbonded portions of said sheets extending between saidpoints.

2. A numismatic display device or receptacle for a coin, said receptaclecomprising a pair of elongated substantially rectangular strips ofsemi-rigid material, said strips being superimposed on one another andbeing congruent relative to each other, a pair of elongatedsubstantially rectangular flexible transparent plastic sheets interposedbetween the adjacent sides of said strips, said sheets and said stripshaving freely separable confronting pairs of adjacent surfaces, saidsheets having the same dimensions as said strips and being congruentwith respect thereto, each of said strips having an opening extendingtransversely therethrough, said openings being congruent and opening,respectively, in the remotely disposed sides of said strips with theirrespective inner ends being closed by a portion of said sheetsimmediately adjacent thereto, said openings forming a seat for said coinwith said portions of said sheets being distended in said openings andextended across the obverse and reverse sides of said coin, and theadjacent ones of said strips and said sheets being bonded to one anotheradjacent their respective peripheries only upon the conjoint applicationof heat and pressure thereto.

3. A numismatic display device or receptacle as defin d in claim 2,wherein said strips are formed of card- 6 board and said sheets areformed of a flexible polyethyl- 3,150,473 9/ 1964 Lemelson 5328 enetransparent material. 3,184,895 5/1965 OConnor 5328 3,193,090 7/1965Hudgeons et a1. 206-083 References Cited by the Examiner 2,597,2275/1952 Colliton 206-78 THERON CONDON, Examiner- 2,998,126 8/1961 Jenkins2060.83

I. M. CASKIE, Assistant Examiner. 3,100,567 2/1963 Levy 2060.82

1. A LAMINATED NUMISMATIC DISPLAY DEVICE OR RECEPTACLE COMPRISING A PAIROF SIDE WALLS EACH HAVING A CONTINUOUS PERIPHERY, EACH OF SAID SIDEWALLS INCLUDING A STRIP OF SEMI-RIGID MATERIAL HAVING A SHEET OFFLEXIBLE TRANSPARENT MATERIAL BONDED TO A SIDE THEREOF, EACH OF SAIDSTRIPS HAVING A CENTRALLY LOCATED OPENING FORMED THEREIN AND EXTENDINGTRANSVERSELY THERETHROUGH TO RECEIVE A COIN TO BE DISPLAYED, SAID SIDEWALLS BEING SUPERIMPOSED ON ONE ANOTHER WITH SAID SHEETS JUXTAPOSEDRELATIVE TO ONE ANOTHER AND INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID STRIPS IN FACE TOFACE RELATIONSHIP, SAID SHEETS HAVING FREELY SEPARABLE CONFRONTINGFACES, MEANS BONDING SAID STRIPS AND SHEETS TO ONE ANOTHER FROM A FIRSTGIVEN POINT TO A SECOND GIVEN POINT ADJACENT THE PERIPHERAL MARGINALEDGES OF SAID SIDE WALLS AND LEAVING AN UNBONDED PORTION BETWEEN SAIDPOINTS, SAID SHEETS EACH HAVING A CENTRAL PORTION THEREOF CLOSING THEADJACENT END OF SAID OPENING FORMED IN THEIR RESPECTIVE ASSOCIATED STRIPAND BEING DISTENSIBLE THEREIN UPON EXTENSION ACROSS OPPOSITE SIDES OFSAID COIN TO PERMIT VIEWING OF THE OBVERSE AND REVERSE SIDES OF SAIDCOIN THERETHROUGH AS IT ENTERS SAID CENTRAL PORTIONS AFTER PASSINGBETWEEN THE UNBONDED PORTIONS OF SAID SHEETS EXTENDING BETWEEN SAIDPOINTS.